Week Three: Lesson One

Lesson: Biome video and note taking

Objective: Students will be able to expand on their prior background knowledge about biomes.
Be able to demonstrate knowledge through note taking, using the app Evernote.
Common Core Standards/Content Standards:
Content standards: History-Social Science
4.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the physical and human geographic features that
define places and regions in California
Common Core Standards: Science
Life Science
3. Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival. As a basis
for understanding this concept:
3.a. Students know ecosystems can be characterized by their living and nonliving components.
3.b. Students know that in any particular environment, some kinds of plants and animals survive
well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Technology Standards
5. Digital citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and
ethical behavior.
a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
6. Technology operations and concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
a. understand and use technology systems
b. select and use applications effectively and productively

Materials:
Computer
SmartBoard
http://youtu.be/v7cZ3b6PH2s
iPad
Evernote app
Overhead Projector

Lesson Preparation: Please turn on the SmartBoard, computer and Overhead Projector. Once
everything is up and running, please open up the following video http://youtu.be/v7cZ3b6PH2s
(students will be watching this video as a class and taking notes). Please grab all iPads from the back
crate, turn them on, open up the app Evernote and place them on each students desk. The number on the
back will correspond with the number on each students name tag.
Anticipatory Set: Now I know you are all biome experts by now, but this week we will be
adding to your prior background knowledge of biomes. This week we will expand on your
understanding of the specific plants and animals that are found in each biome. Today, we will be
watching a twenty-five minute video clip on biomes and discover the specific plants and animals
that are found in each biome. Before we start the video, can I please have six volunteers who can
name the six major biomes that we discussed last week (students should respond by saying:
Tundra, Desert, Taiga, Tropical Rain Forest, Grassland, and Temperate Deciduous Forest). This
will help activate students prior background knowledge from last week and prepare them before
the video starts.

Guided Instruction: Please grab your iPads and be prepared to take notes from the video. You
will need to make a chart labeling each biome that is mentioned in the video and label the
distinct plant and animal life that is unique to that biome. Please be sure to add at least ten bullet
points for each biome. I want you to pay special attention to plants and animals that can be found
in multiple biomes and make note of that as well. This will be an individual activity and students
must stay seated in their assigned seats during the whole video.
Independent Activity: Once the video is complete, students may get up and walk around and ask their
peers for notes they may have missed. Students will be comparing notes and writing down any
information that they have missed. Once complete, students must send me their notes via email. Allow
students at least ten minutes to gather missing notes from fellow classmates. Once all students have sent
me their notes to my work/school email, you may start a discussion with the class regarding the video.
This is an open discussion, so please randomly call on students (draw numbers) and ask students to share
one important fact from the video.
Student Work/Outcome: Students will be assessed on the oral discussion after the video, as
well as their notes from the video. Students scores will be marked down as participation in their
Science grade. Students will be able to expand on their prior background knowledge of biomes
and become more familiar of the different animals and plants that are unique to each biome.